[my2boyz]

Originally Posted by Mari B

I asked these questions on another forum, but want to get as much feedback as I can. Since I have no contact with Biewrers and have only "seen" them, I have lots of concerns about adding one to our family.

1) Are they picky eaters? Can you get them on a routine of scheduled meals with a premium kibbles like Innova, Solid Gold, etc? What do most people feed?

I have 4 and they are not picky eaters at all. Right now I am feeding California Natural lamb and Rice puppy food to Molly because she is nursing her puppies...the other 3 are eating Nutro Organic. Once Molly is done nursing I will get them all on the same food which will be a combination of home cooked and a quality kibble.

2) Are they barky? We travel back and forth from our home to a Chicago condo where nuisance barking would be unacceptable to our neighbors. While I know a lot of this will be training, but is the terrier in them prone to barking?

My male barks when someone knocks on the door and when he wants up in the morning...my girls rarely ever bark...usually only when they get really carried away while playing but it's one or two barks and they're done. I did have to do some training with Murfee but it seems that now that he is over a year old he's slowing down on his barking. However, I have met a few who do bark...it may depend on how close their lines are to the original Yorkie breeding.

3) Can you housetrain them to outside only - no pee pads or at least not as a primary housetraining option? I do have a covered potty area that is free from snow/rain, but is still cold in winter. I could also do a PetLoo system in my heated garage if necessary.

All of mine are trained to go outside but also inside on washable potty pads if necessary. There are times when it's just too nasty for me to expect them to go out so I don't mind the pads.